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Disappointing Affirmations by Dave Tarnowski.

A purse swings, stickers fly, the register dies, and the coffee runs out—so we reach for the only thing that still works: a book that tells the truth with a smirk. We dive into Dave Tarnowski’s “Disappointing Affirmations,” a collection of sharp, honest lines that cut through chaos and hand you the tiniest slice of control. Not glittery inspiration, but usable humor—the kind that lets you unclench your jaw, pick the next best step, and get through the morning in one piece.

We unpack why blunt affirmations hit harder on hard days. “No one is coming to save you. You’re the adult. Sorry.” It sounds rough, yet it creates agency. By mixing candid humor with mental health awareness, Tarnowski offers a realistic mindset shift: acknowledge the mess, then move anyway. We share favorite quotes, talk about how wit reduces rumination, and show how a single line can reframe a tense moment at work, at home, or in line with a thousand-yard-stare clerk. Humor isn’t an escape hatch here—it’s a stabilizer.

You’ll hear the story behind the book’s tone, why “grim-positive” jokes feel grounding, and how to turn a laugh into action: setting boundaries with difficult customers, calling tech when systems fail, and not collecting every feeling like a sticker. We leave you with quick practices for stressful days—pick a line that makes you breathe, use it to break a problem into one next step, and keep going with a little more grace than you started with.

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